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German court convicts ex-IS member in Yazidi girl's death
BERLIN (AP) - A former member of the Islamic State group was convicted by a German court on Tuesday of genocide and committing a war crime over the death of a 5-year-old girl he had purchased as a sla...
Nov 30, 2021
Far-right pundit to launch campaign for French presidency
PARIS (AP) - A far-right former TV pundit with multiple hate-speech convictions was poised Tuesday to officially enter the race for France's presidency, having already shaken it up with his anti-immig...
Nov 30, 2021
Fire in Barcelona kills family of 4, including 2 children
MADRID (AP) - A fire in part of a building occupied by squatters in central Barcelona killed four members of the same family, including two children ages 1 and 3, on Tuesday morning, a local governmen...
Nov 30, 2021
1st French omicron case on Indian Ocean island of Reunion
PARIS (AP) - Japan and France confirmed their first cases of the new variant of the coronavirus on Tuesday as countries around the world scrambled to close their doors or find ways to limit its spread...
Nov 30, 2021
Grace period over for unvaxxed travellers, latest GDP figures: In The News for Nov 30
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 30 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Nov 30, 2021
British Columbia braces for third 'atmospheric river' after recent floods
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is bracing for more rain after mudslides and flooding caused devastation in parts of the province. Environment Canada says up to 200 millimetres of rain could drench the c...
Nov 30, 2021
Statistics Canada scheduled to detail third quarter GDP figures
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is scheduled to report this morning how the Canadian economy fared during the third quarter of the year. Late last month, the statistics agency initially estimated that real...
Nov 30, 2021
Barbados says goodbye to queen, transforms into republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Barbados stopped pledging allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday as it shed another vestige of its colonial past and became a republic for the first time in history. ...
Nov 30, 2021
Japan confirms first case of new coronavirus variant
TOKYO (AP) - Japan confirmed on Tuesday its first case of the new omicron coronavirus variant, a visitor who recently arrived from Namibia, an official said. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno s...
Nov 30, 2021
Japan crown prince says royals should refute extreme attacks
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Crown Prince Akishino, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, has complained about harsh criticism of his daughter's recent marriage and suggested that the imperial family shou...
Nov 30, 2021